Is there a gear imbalance/crunch, similar to the previous credit crunch?

I did a poll yesterday in the squad and character strategy. With a sampling size of 302 players, we have a 93% of dedicated players who think the gear situation is imbalanced.

Please, can Devs make a statement about this ok the Friday community update? We just want some communication, or remarks (even a "WAI" would be a good starting point).

Thanks a lot!